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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

The end is here but changes will never end

The semester is over, the grades are posted and I am already looking forward to next semester.
I'm contemplating a few changes:

Swap Soundslides with iMovie so they can learn a new storytelling tool. A prerequisite for this class is Digital 1, where most students are already introduced to Soundslides. Soundslides is fading away, so I now prefer Final Cut Pro/Express, but our classroom MAC computers aren't equipped with this video editing software, yet.

Add an assignment on cell phone photography, which is becoming more popular and viable in the digital age. Knowing how to use your cell phone for a spot news photo is becoming a must.

Look into teaching a block of instruction on Pinterest and other popular ways of sharing photos.

Change from Blogger to Wordpress, which is more standard in the journalism world.

Looks like I have some research and assignment development to do!
I also will be working hard this summer on completing my master's project so I can finally graduate with an MA in journalism education from Kent State University in December. My project consists of designing a photography class geared for area high school journalism/yearbook/photography teachers who were thrown into teaching those subjects because they teach English or like photography.
Forcing English teachers to teach journalism due to budget cuts is a pathetic national trend that hurts the future of the profession. The CEU (continuing education unit) course I am proposing, which I hope will be available next summer at Owens Community College, will help better educate journalism/yearbook/photojournalism teachers/advisers on the basics of photography and photojournalism. This project is in its infancy stage, so I don't have much information to share at this point.
Okay then. This is my final blog post for the Spring 2012 class. See you in August!

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A photojournalist with the Toledo Blade; an adjunct photojournalism/multimedia instructor at Kent State, Wayne State and Owens Community College; a retired military journalist; contributing writer to the NPPA News Photographer magazine; and a mom of teen girls.